I am Critical Care Specialist trained in USA and Australia and New Zealand. I am from India.
TANKER foundation is really helping the poor with End stage Renal disease(ESRD) by offering free hemodialysis sessions through various centers in Tamilnadu. I have personally visited and am quite impressed with the care they do with compassion for these unfortunate patients. 
Unknown cause of ESRD is common in India and without the hemodialysis these patients succumb to their illness. TANKER is helping them to live with hope.

TANKER provides free or low-cost dialysis and raises kidney disease awareness for underserved patients across Tamil Nadu.

**Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation is a registered non-profit charitable trust established in June 1993 by Dr. Georgi Abraham (Founder), Mrs. Latha A. Kumaraswami (Managing Trustee), Mr. Suresh Balaje (Chairman), and other like-minded individuals. The Foundation was created with the primary mission of providing subsidized dialysis and financial assistance for kidney transplantation, medications, and diagnostic investigations for underprivileged patients suffering from kidney disease.**

We have completed **32 years** of service for the underprivileged with kidney ailments. With valuable support from well-wishers, we have meaningfully contributed to healthcare, research, training and advocacy connected to kidney disease. **From** **June 1993 till June 2025**, TANKER has provided **7,88,452** free and subsidized dialysis for **3087** patients. We have also given financial support of **Rs. 4.69 Crores to 5390** patients for transplantation, medication, investigation and fistula surgery costs.

Our **Fourteen subsidized dialysis units** have a total of **250** Dialysis Machines and are situated in **1.** Ambattur Rotary Hospital, **Chennai** **2.** **Madurai Chokkikulam** with Arogya Trust **3.** **Vellore** with Rotary Club of Vellore Fort **4.** **Thiruverkadu, Chennai** with Rotary Club of Madras West **5. Porur, Chennai** **Sathyalok** with Sathyalok Charitable Trust, MWRT -10 Rotary Club of Chennai Capital, **6.**  Corporation P.H.C, **Nungambakkam, Chennai** with Rotary Club of Madras East,  **7.** Corporation U. P. H. C, **Retteri, Chennai** with Rotary Club of Chennai Towers, **8. Perungudi, Chennai** with Corporation U.C.H.C **9.** Corporation U.C.H.C, **Valasaravakkam, Chennai** with Rotary Club of Chennai Coastal, **10.** Corporation U.C.H.C **Injambakkam, Chennai** with Freemasons Lodge Accountants 194 and Lodge Accountants Charitable Trust **11.Tiruppur** with Tiruppur North Rotary Dialysis Trust and Tiruppur Corporation, **12.** Corporation U.C.H.C, **Thiruvotriyur**, **Chennai** with Rotary Club of Madras Central Aadithya and Rotary Club of Madras West, **13. UPHC Padi, Chennai**  with**** RCMW Kerala Catholic Society **14.** Deivathiru Balamani Krishnaswami Memorial TANKER Dialysis Center, **Dindigul**. 

We provide **8826** dialysis per month, of which **8666 are free of cost** with valuable help from**** the **Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), Greater Chennai Corporation and other valuable donors.** At present, we help **886 patients** in our units.

We also have 2 dialysis machines at **MGM Hospital, Pondicherry.** In November 2009, we started our **HIV Dialysis Unit** for dialysis for underprivileged **HIV patients**. This is the first of its kind in India.  Subsequently we also helped open an HIV facility with 3 machines in **Parumala, Kerala**. We also support **Kerala Kidney Research Foundation (KKRF)**, which provides free and subsidized dialysis at Tiruvalla Medical Mission, SH Hospital, **Kottayam** and PVS Hospital, **Kochi.** We have recently also donated 4 machines worth **Rs. 24 Lakhs** to KKRF.  In February 2016, TANKER helped Catholic Mission Centre Hospital, **Imphal, Manipur** with 4 machines and equipment worth **Rs. 33 Lakhs.** We have enabled the opening of 3 dialysis units, one each in **Pillar Hospital, Port Blair, Andaman Islands**  with Rotary Club of Guindy, **Lawley Hospital, Coonoor** with Rotary Club of Nilgiris and in **Bethany Medical Centre in Anaikatti, Attapadi** to benefit the tribal population there. TANKER along with The Madras Medical Mission has donated a machine to the **Dar es salaam General Hospital in** **Tanzania**.

Almost 2.5 lakh people die of kidney failure in India every year. It is the third largest killer after malignancy and heart disease. Along with helping our patients, spreading the word about kidney disease is equally important to TANKER. We have reached out to more than **2.15 lakhs** people with the **1502 Awareness Programmes** at schools, colleges, law enforcement offices and public forums. We have also screened **48,838 individuals** for early detection of kidney disease through our **635 screening camps**.  As the field of research in kidney diseases requires more attention and guidance in India, TANKER also gives awards for research in Nephrology and Service to the tune of **Rs. 9 lakhs every year.**

**We are continuing to provide dialysis for all our patients through our 14 dialysis units. Our grateful thanks again for your continued support. Please keep our staff and patients in your prayers.**

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